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lance armstrong already lost all seven of this tour de france titles. now looks like he'll have to give up even more. that's coming up, as we approach bottom of the hour, top of the news. >> the stung fall from grace continues for lance armstrong. the international olympic committee announced it has asked the disgraced cyclist to return his bond medal from the 2000 has been stripped of his seven tour de france titles, and this week he reportedly admitted to oprah winfrey that he doped. >> trace gallagher has the news now. trace, is the timing of this related to the oprah interview at all? >> no, not at all. greg. in fact the international olympic committee started talking about revoking lance armstrong's bronze medal last moth but it was a timing issue because they head to wait for the ioc to strip lance armstrong -- the international cycling union to strip him of his seven tour de france titles and then lance armstrong had 21 days to appeal losing the titles, which he did not appeal so now the bronze medal is gone and the bike rider who was fourth behi
lance armstrong already lost all seven of this tour de france titles. now looks like he'll have to give up even more. that's coming up, as we approach bottom of the hour, top of the news. >> the stung fall from grace continues for lance armstrong. the international olympic committee announced it has asked the disgraced cyclist to return his bond medal from the 2000 has been stripped of his seven tour de france titles, and this week he reportedly admitted to oprah winfrey that he doped....
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we report on that story. >> lance armstrong denied it for years. adamantly. >> i have never doped. >> i have never taken performance enhancing drugs. >> now he is coming clean. >> in an interview with oprah winfrey that will air on her network he confesses to doping. today, winfrey said the interview was difficult. >> he did not come clean in the manner i expected. >> was he contrite? >> she would not say. >> i felt he was thoughtful. he was serious. >> armstrong was a legend for the success on the road and in the fight against cancer but the legacy towns -- turns to ruin after an extensive report by the antidoping agency stripped of the seven tour de france titles and banned from the sport for life. one teammate and former friend, one of the first publicly accuse him of doping. >> he admitted to doping is a very good first step but it has to be followed up. >> that is the key question. will armstrong name names? cycling reporter said armstrong said in july he would never confess and now he wondered what prompted the change? >> lance armstrong has
we report on that story. >> lance armstrong denied it for years. adamantly. >> i have never doped. >> i have never taken performance enhancing drugs. >> now he is coming clean. >> in an interview with oprah winfrey that will air on her network he confesses to doping. today, winfrey said the interview was difficult. >> he did not come clean in the manner i expected. >> was he contrite? >> she would not say. >> i felt he was thoughtful. he was...
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we report on that story. >> lance armstrong denied it for years. adamantly. >> i have never doped. >> i have never taken performance enhancing drugs. >> now he is coming clean. >> in an interview with oprah winfrey that will air on her network he confesses to doping. today, winfrey said the interview was difficult. >> he did not come clean in the manner i expected. >> was he contrite? >> she would not say. >> i felt he was thoughtful. he was serious. >> armstrong was a legend for the success on the road and in the fight against cancer but the legacy towns -- turns to ruin after an extensive report by the antidoping agency stripped of the seven tour de france titles and banned from the sport for life. one teammate and former friend, one of the first publicly accuse him of doping. >> he admitted to doping is a very good first step but it has to be followed up. >> that is the key question. will armstrong name names? cycling reporter said armstrong said in july he would never confess and now he wondered what prompted the change? >> lance armstrong has
we report on that story. >> lance armstrong denied it for years. adamantly. >> i have never doped. >> i have never taken performance enhancing drugs. >> now he is coming clean. >> in an interview with oprah winfrey that will air on her network he confesses to doping. today, winfrey said the interview was difficult. >> he did not come clean in the manner i expected. >> was he contrite? >> she would not say. >> i felt he was thoughtful. he was...
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now we have lance armstrong. in my opinion he will be one of those celebrities who does not make a come back. i do not believe he will >> reporter: any credibility. cannot be trusted. he has lied too long and hurt too many people to be rehabilitated. there's one item in particular that stands out to me. to cloud any return to public favor. lance armstrong will testify against other people in the cycling business. what a rat. you live for years, helped ruin an entire sport, core of your colleagues and then to return to favor u-turn in people who you announce a were in the mess from the beginning. what a tangled web we weave. that testimony, that that will drag on for years. armstrong cannot get around that. we are a forgiving nation and that is a wonderful thing. public salvation is possible but forgiveness is not always the right thing for a nation. sometimes harsh judgment is valid and necessary. lance armstrong does not deserve our generosity. bla [ male announcer ] at scottrade, you won't just find us online,
now we have lance armstrong. in my opinion he will be one of those celebrities who does not make a come back. i do not believe he will >> reporter: any credibility. cannot be trusted. he has lied too long and hurt too many people to be rehabilitated. there's one item in particular that stands out to me. to cloud any return to public favor. lance armstrong will testify against other people in the cycling business. what a rat. you live for years, helped ruin an entire sport, core of your...
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i guarantee you that lance armstrong prepared more. he had about a dozen people telling him what to do, what to say, how to act. i'm sure he went over and over in a mirror to get the right facial expressions, to find the right emotions. this is his chance on turning his life around. >> it's going to be fascinating to watch. juliette mcker, daniel coyle and roger cossack, thank you. >> thank you. let us know what you think about this. follow me on twitter @andersoncooper. >>> flat out crazy claims being made about the newtown shootings, that the massacre may have been staged is now accusing me of targeting him and trying to do him harm and his family harm. we're keeping them honest, ahead. >>> another keeping them honest report on the growing conspiracy theories about the shootings at sandy hook elementary school in newtown, connecticut. if you don't know about this, you are going to be stunned. we were in newtown last night. number of residents have been inundated by prank calls by people who think they are part of a government and med
i guarantee you that lance armstrong prepared more. he had about a dozen people telling him what to do, what to say, how to act. i'm sure he went over and over in a mirror to get the right facial expressions, to find the right emotions. this is his chance on turning his life around. >> it's going to be fascinating to watch. juliette mcker, daniel coyle and roger cossack, thank you. >> thank you. let us know what you think about this. follow me on twitter @andersoncooper....
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. >> lance armstrong comes clean. the new troubles he is facing after his no-holds-barred interview. >> we were mesmerized and riveted by some of his answers. to those honorably discharged. c-b-s five julie watts found >>> jobs for 100,000 veterans, that's the pledge retail giant walmart is making to those honorably discharged. cbs 5 consumerwatch reporter julie watts found out walmart's plan apparently not perfect. julie. >> reporter: yeah, allen. you know, walmart is getting praise and criticism for this big announcement. it sounds like a great deal but keep in mine, walmart will get big tax breaks and critics say what they are offering won't necessarily get vets back on their feet. call it a campaign for good will. in addition to touting everyday low prices, walmart is now offering jobs to veterans. >> i think this is really good news. >> reporter: lance frederick of the department of veterans affairs reiterates the sentiments. veterans make hard working loyal employees but he is concerned about the caveat to hire
. >> lance armstrong comes clean. the new troubles he is facing after his no-holds-barred interview. >> we were mesmerized and riveted by some of his answers. to those honorably discharged. c-b-s five julie watts found >>> jobs for 100,000 veterans, that's the pledge retail giant walmart is making to those honorably discharged. cbs 5 consumerwatch reporter julie watts found out walmart's plan apparently not perfect. julie. >> reporter: yeah, allen. you know, walmart...
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lance armstrong was stripped of his 7 tour de france titles. you will hear more of that oprah interview on "cbs this morning" beginning at 7:00. >>> so what is your reaction to lance armstrong's somewhat coming clean? comment on facebook or twitter, or email us at mornings@cbs5.com. and the according to oprah sounds like he didn't do a total mea culpa. >> but i'm interested to hear what he had to say. i'll be watching. >>> 5:15. elizabeth has more on the fire in crockett. >> sounds like it's burning near a pier right there along the waterfront. we just spoke to the battalion chief in crockett who said it could be burning for a while near jackson and loring avenue. so it's not causing a huge traffic problem because it is again on city streets. it's not impacting the carquinez bridge but the problem now is accessing all those flames getting the hose and water to him so they are having to use water boats. we are launching chopper 5 and sending a news crew to the scene to bring you live pictures coming up. but again as far as traffic moving on the
lance armstrong was stripped of his 7 tour de france titles. you will hear more of that oprah interview on "cbs this morning" beginning at 7:00. >>> so what is your reaction to lance armstrong's somewhat coming clean? comment on facebook or twitter, or email us at mornings@cbs5.com. and the according to oprah sounds like he didn't do a total mea culpa. >> but i'm interested to hear what he had to say. i'll be watching. >>> 5:15. elizabeth has more on the fire...
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coming up, lance armstrong admits doping to oprah. can the apology repair the damage. >> plus a costly cold snap. how the freezing temperatures are already driving up prices at the supermarket. >> a suspicious fire burning in crockett on a pier. what firefighters are saying about what happened a couple of years ago at this same spot. >> your realtime captioner: linda marie macdonald. >>> chilly temperatures showing up outside even colder than yesterday at this time. >> the california cold snap keeps us in the chill. >> for the whole state to be hit all on the same day, it's pretty rare. >> so far, california farmers have spent an estimated $10 million on efforts to mitigate the damage from the frost. >> for any city to say they don't do stop and fritz, i'm sorry, they don't know what they are talking about. >> a lawman pitches a crime- fighting tactic for oakland. >> you don't stop random people down the street. >> president obama is expected to unveil his plans to reduce gun violence in the coming days. >> if there is a step we can t
coming up, lance armstrong admits doping to oprah. can the apology repair the damage. >> plus a costly cold snap. how the freezing temperatures are already driving up prices at the supermarket. >> a suspicious fire burning in crockett on a pier. what firefighters are saying about what happened a couple of years ago at this same spot. >> your realtime captioner: linda marie macdonald. >>> chilly temperatures showing up outside even colder than yesterday at this time....
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lance armstrong, a full confession. i'll talk to somebody who has been through the mincer as someone exposed as a cheat. we'll listen to his take on lance armstrong and his comeback in political life. ♪ i don't wanna be right [ record scratch ] what?! it's not bad for you. it just tastes that way. [ female announcer ] honey nut cheerios cereal -- heart-healthy, whole grain oats. you can't go wrong loving it. is a fantastic experience. 30 shrimp for $11.99. i can't imagine anything better. you're getting a ton of shrimp, and it tastes really good! [ male announcer ] hurry in to red lobster's 30 shrimp for just $11.99! choose any two of five savory shrimp selections, like mango jalapeÑo shrimp and parmesan crunch shrimp. two delicious shrimp selections on one plate! all with salad and unlimited cheddar bay biscuits. 30 shrimp, just $11.99 for a limited time. wow, that's a lot of shrimp. i'm ryon stewart, i'm the ultimate shrimp lover, and i sea food differently. [ construction sounds ] ♪ [ watch ticking ] [ engine re
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you will hear more of lance armstrong's jaw-dropping interview. first i want to go right to the heart of where it all happened, at least where it started, austin, texas, lance armstrong's hometown, home base. cnn's george howell is there. george, you know, this is not just a story where people across america are in disbelief are, you know, are outraged, are still angry, are considering forgiving him. this must be hell in his hometown. >> reporter: you know, ashleigh, the question here, was it believable, you know, he said all of the right words, but is he truly, sincerely apologetic, you know, for what he did here? and when you talk to people, some ask, you know, does it really make a difference, and some say they are disappointed. there are cyclists who are livid, ashleigh, about what they heard the other night. but i spoke with one person, michael hall, he writes for "texas monthly" he rode with lance and he knows him well enough, and he said when you listen to what lance armstrong had to say, you do have to question whether he really meant it,
you will hear more of lance armstrong's jaw-dropping interview. first i want to go right to the heart of where it all happened, at least where it started, austin, texas, lance armstrong's hometown, home base. cnn's george howell is there. george, you know, this is not just a story where people across america are in disbelief are, you know, are outraged, are still angry, are considering forgiving him. this must be hell in his hometown. >> reporter: you know, ashleigh, the question here,...
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lance armstrong opening up about doping to oprah. we have reports that the justice department is likely to join a whistleblower lawsuit filed by former teammate against armstrong. then, of course, there is the money headache. liz will joins us now. where do you start? it appears as if his attorneys and armstrong are already talking to justice about beginning to pay back the u.s. postal service. >> i think this has been at work for a long time. first of all, he could be charged with perjury. what the lawyers did do, i am sure, is take that off the table. if he goes forward and he is willing to talk about other dopers or sponsors, not sponsors, but other people that pushed him. dagen: other people who were involved. >> give them up. dagen: a criminal case against him that was dropped earlier this year. >> exactly. until you are acquitted of something, those charges can always be brought. that was the first thing for the lawyers. why after all of these years, dagen, after denying countless times that he did not dope, that he was no part
lance armstrong opening up about doping to oprah. we have reports that the justice department is likely to join a whistleblower lawsuit filed by former teammate against armstrong. then, of course, there is the money headache. liz will joins us now. where do you start? it appears as if his attorneys and armstrong are already talking to justice about beginning to pay back the u.s. postal service. >> i think this has been at work for a long time. first of all, he could be charged with...
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tonight, a status report and the doctors' advice. >>> the apology from lance armstrong. he says he's sorry. he has apologized to the charity he formed. but what exactly is he admitting after a decade of denials. joining forces in the fight over guns one month to the day now since the tragedy in newtown. parents of the victims come together to deliver a powerful message. >>> and fighting back against the food police. a big name enters the fray over sugary drinks and the obesity crisis in this country. >>> and the big talk today about last night in hollywood. "nightly news" begins now. >>> from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news" with brian williams. >>> good evening. a lot of folks spent this
tonight, a status report and the doctors' advice. >>> the apology from lance armstrong. he says he's sorry. he has apologized to the charity he formed. but what exactly is he admitting after a decade of denials. joining forces in the fight over guns one month to the day now since the tragedy in newtown. parents of the victims come together to deliver a powerful message. >>> and fighting back against the food police. a big name enters the fray over sugary drinks and the obesity...
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for years, lance armstrong cheated, lance armstrong lied. but last night in big public fashion he came clean. in a gripping, surreal interview with oprah, he told oprah point blank he doped to win each of his seven consecutive tour de france titles. he systematically died about doping and ruthlessly attacked his accusers. the 90-minute interview began by cutting to the chase. simple yes or no questions. >> let's start with the questions that people around the world have been waiting for you to answer and for now i'd just like a yes or a no. >> okay. >> okay? this whole conversation, we have a lot of time, will be about the details. yes or no? did you ever take banned substances to enhance your cycling performances? >> yes. >> was one of those banned substances epo? >> yes. >> did you ever blood dope or use blood transfusions to enhance your cycling performance? >> yes. >> did you ever use any other banned substances, like testosterone, cortizone, or human growth hormone? >> yes. >> yes or no. in all seven of your tour de france victories, di
for years, lance armstrong cheated, lance armstrong lied. but last night in big public fashion he came clean. in a gripping, surreal interview with oprah, he told oprah point blank he doped to win each of his seven consecutive tour de france titles. he systematically died about doping and ruthlessly attacked his accusers. the 90-minute interview began by cutting to the chase. simple yes or no questions. >> let's start with the questions that people around the world have been waiting for...
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lance armstrong is 41 years old. there's no more trips through the pyrenees in the the tour de france. if you're michael vick and you can still play quarterback when you come back. if you erie lewis, the great linebacker for new orleans, if you're charged with an access - your scandal occurs at the end of your career, there is no going back to the playing field and having it absolve all your sins, there's really nowhere for lance to go on a competitive basis, so that mai makes it difficult for him to come into the public's grace. >> maybe he does do some triathlons, if he decides to do that, is there any way that he could actually fool people again, that he might be able to cheat again if he wanted to? >> well, like jennifer anniston said on friends, once a cheater, and i think that's going to be people's expectation at the very start. it's going to be guilty until proven innocent for him for the rest of his days, no matter where it is in the public eye. whether it's a career in politics, whether it's something that
lance armstrong is 41 years old. there's no more trips through the pyrenees in the the tour de france. if you're michael vick and you can still play quarterback when you come back. if you erie lewis, the great linebacker for new orleans, if you're charged with an access - your scandal occurs at the end of your career, there is no going back to the playing field and having it absolve all your sins, there's really nowhere for lance to go on a competitive basis, so that mai makes it difficult for...
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. >>> coming up, lance armstrong confesses to oprah. silicon valley tycoon caught up in the scandal. >>> and facebook's bigamist mystery revealed. >>> and the bay area performers dancing on skyscrapers. >>> the color is red at tower right now for the san francisco 49ers but been all blue on our weather map because it's been so cold every night. find out when that finally will change and when you likely will see the mid 60s. your forecast next. learned: a silicon valley p in the mess. . >>> lance armstrong confesses he was pedalling lies, and we learned a silicon valley tycoon is caught up in the mess. in an interview with oprah armstrong confirmed what many people suspected all along that he used performance-enhancing drugs. the interview airs thursday but oprah talked about it today exclusively on cbs this morn sdmrg did he confess? did he come clean in the manner that you expected. >> i would say he did not come clean in the manner that i expected. it was surprising to me. i would say that for myself, my team, all of us in the room, w
. >>> coming up, lance armstrong confesses to oprah. silicon valley tycoon caught up in the scandal. >>> and facebook's bigamist mystery revealed. >>> and the bay area performers dancing on skyscrapers. >>> the color is red at tower right now for the san francisco 49ers but been all blue on our weather map because it's been so cold every night. find out when that finally will change and when you likely will see the mid 60s. your forecast next. learned: a...
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the last video of lance armstrong here in the bay area, one of 131 riders who took part in the san francisco grand prix bicycle race. they kept it going several years after that. armstrong was a three-time champion. >> students were honored for efforts to combat human trafficking in the bay area, en of human trafficking awareness month. the despite efforts, advocates say people are not aware others around them are being forced into labor or prostitution into the at the restaurants i frequent or any neighbor's house. it's somewhere elts. that or its easier to think that is someone else's problem. >> advocates say it's exists even in congress allowing the act to expire two years ago, giving agencies more resources to help victim autos tickets to 49ers game are sold out, you can find some online. if you're planning a trip, tickets on stub hub range from $158 to $5,000. one person hoping to score $7700 for seats. the team says use reputable vendors. also, bay with a credit card when buying tickets, be aware of buying from scalpers you won't have protection from mike's reports start friday here
the last video of lance armstrong here in the bay area, one of 131 riders who took part in the san francisco grand prix bicycle race. they kept it going several years after that. armstrong was a three-time champion. >> students were honored for efforts to combat human trafficking in the bay area, en of human trafficking awareness month. the despite efforts, advocates say people are not aware others around them are being forced into labor or prostitution into the at the restaurants i...
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. >>> coming up, lance armstrong confesses to oprah. silicon valley tycoon caught up in the scandal. >>> and facebook's bigamist mystery revealed. >>> and the bay area performers dancing on skyscrapers. >>> the color is red at tower right now for the san francisco 49ers but been all blue on our weather map because it's been so cold every night. find out when that finally will change and when septic disasters are disgusting and costly, but avoidable. the rid-x septic subscriber program helps prevent backups by sending you monthly doses right to your door so you will never forget to maintain your system. sign up at rid-x.com. alright let's break it down. mom, pop it. ♪ ♪ two inches apart, becky. two inches. t-minus nine minutes. [ ding ] [ female announcer ] pillsbury cinnamon rolls. let the making begin. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [ female announcer ] go from zero to pizza in just 60 seconds with totino's pizza rolls and grab a bite of snack-defying, satisfying... because pizza...never...misses. it's on. let's roll. 3q hey, i'm joey aragon. see
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what's next for lance armstrong? going to talk with reed abergotti, legal reporter from "the wall street journal" and sports agent drew rosenhouse with us. drew, i'll begin with you if i can. did it work? did what lance armstrong need to do last night, was he effective in doing it? >> we won't know for a while whether or not it works, what his objectives are. for him to get back into the public eye, to become an athlete, personality, or someone who hopes to make money professionally again in the public eye, this was the very beginning, you have to admit you made a mistake. come clean, apologize, and then you can rebuild from there. >> you can do a million interviews with oprah, that won't work for the usada. >> this has no bearing on whether he can go back to competing in triathlons at all. and usada has been very clear about that. and they would look at this interview as kind of a gauge about what he might say to them. i don't think they would be satisfied with a lot of these answers. >> dr. ferrari, the centerpiece
what's next for lance armstrong? going to talk with reed abergotti, legal reporter from "the wall street journal" and sports agent drew rosenhouse with us. drew, i'll begin with you if i can. did it work? did what lance armstrong need to do last night, was he effective in doing it? >> we won't know for a while whether or not it works, what his objectives are. for him to get back into the public eye, to become an athlete, personality, or someone who hopes to make money...
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last answer, what's the future for lance armstrong? >> i don't see much of a future in sports. i don't know how you can come back from in. perhaps a glimmer of hopes of redemption you look at roger federer and serenia williams they're embarrassed what it's done sport and looked at a different microscope and all the clean athletes now have to suffer. and perhaps phil knight of nike had a glimmer of hope, when he said never say never. you never want to say never, but i would not think that he would have any kind of a future at all in sports. >> great discussion, thanks so much for being with us. >> glad to be here. >> thank you, jamie. >> kelly: thanks, jamie. a new warning on our nation's federal spending and raising serious concerns, saying the nation is on an unsustainable fiscal path and what steps need to be taken to prevent a financial crisis. and do this toy look dangerous to you? why one school thought it was reasonable to suspend a five-year-old girl for making terrorist threats with this bubble gun. >> i know they're trying to, i guess, ban down on stuff like that at sc
last answer, what's the future for lance armstrong? >> i don't see much of a future in sports. i don't know how you can come back from in. perhaps a glimmer of hopes of redemption you look at roger federer and serenia williams they're embarrassed what it's done sport and looked at a different microscope and all the clean athletes now have to suffer. and perhaps phil knight of nike had a glimmer of hope, when he said never say never. you never want to say never, but i would not think that...
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a fearful lance armstrong. expect to hear lots of i'm sorries. many are saying, yeah, right. armstrong is just coming clean because he wants to qualify for competitions in the if you want the "l.a. times" dubbed it the tour de fraud. but oprah on cbs this morning defended the interview. >> i feel that he answered the questions in a way that he was ready. i didn't get all the questions asked, but i think the most important questions and the answers that people asht world have been waiting to hear were answered and certainly answered -- i can only say i was satisfied by the answer. >> oprah said in terms xf possess sur exposure, it is the biggest interview for lance ashe's ever. our talk back question, can lance armstrong redeem himself. >>> he's vowing to help stop gun violence in america even if he has to act on his own. but president obama's vow is angering at least one member of congress. he's threatening impeachment. i have low testosterone. there, i said it. how did i know? well, i didn't really. see, i fig
a fearful lance armstrong. expect to hear lots of i'm sorries. many are saying, yeah, right. armstrong is just coming clean because he wants to qualify for competitions in the if you want the "l.a. times" dubbed it the tour de fraud. but oprah on cbs this morning defended the interview. >> i feel that he answered the questions in a way that he was ready. i didn't get all the questions asked, but i think the most important questions and the answers that people asht world have...
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>> yes, i forgive lance armstrong. he was doping because everyone else was. lance is a hero because he won seven tour de france races. >> tom says i do not forgive armstrong. if he would have told the
>> yes, i forgive lance armstrong. he was doping because everyone else was. lance is a hero because he won seven tour de france races. >> tom says i do not forgive armstrong. if he would have told the
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ought government will take legal action against lance armstrong. abc news, the "wall street journal", and "usa today" are reporting that the justice department is highly likely to join a lawsuit filed against armstrong by former teammate. abc says the suit alleges armstrong defrauded the u.s. government by denying 9 use of performance enhancing drugs because the postal service sponsored the raising career. if he loses he could pay a substantial amount of money to the government. right now the deadline to join the case is thursday for the department the same day his interview with oprah is schedule to air. sources say armstrong admitted the drug use to oprah and before 9 interview he apologized to the staff of the charity he founded. >> the biggest test for him is how well he apologizes. most of all, he will apologize to people he got involved in the fight against cancer. >> he was stripped of the tour de france title, lost most endorsements and was forced to leave the charity last year. oprah tweeted the interview was lasted more than 2 1/2 hours a
ought government will take legal action against lance armstrong. abc news, the "wall street journal", and "usa today" are reporting that the justice department is highly likely to join a lawsuit filed against armstrong by former teammate. abc says the suit alleges armstrong defrauded the u.s. government by denying 9 use of performance enhancing drugs because the postal service sponsored the raising career. if he loses he could pay a substantial amount of money to the...
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armstrong versus cancer, we had lance armstrong versus everyone in the tour de france, but lance armstrong versus the truth, that is -- that's one that he really couldn't win in the end, and we lost a lot of faith over the years. this is 15 years old for all of us that have known the truth all along. and we really began to wonder if this day would ever come. >> well, i wondered when you talk about lance armstrong, you also talk about lance armstrong versus himself, and i wonder, he has this reputation, can he build himself back up, or has he threatened and intimidated so many people here that there's really no road to redemption for him? >> well, part of what i think is going to happen on oprah, i don't think that we're going to get a lance armstrong who is -- there's not going to be sobbing. he is going to try to justify much of what he did. i don't know what a partial confession is, but that's -- that's something that we'll just have to see here. but the nice thing about what is happening is that we can -- this is really the beginning in a sense, that now the story can start to accelerat
armstrong versus cancer, we had lance armstrong versus everyone in the tour de france, but lance armstrong versus the truth, that is -- that's one that he really couldn't win in the end, and we lost a lot of faith over the years. this is 15 years old for all of us that have known the truth all along. and we really began to wonder if this day would ever come. >> well, i wondered when you talk about lance armstrong, you also talk about lance armstrong versus himself, and i wonder, he has...
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and i would say really only lance armstrong knows. one is that powerful, powerful denial can be employed when someone is afraid of being found out, doesn't want to admit to themselves that they've done something terribly, terribly wrong, and so denial can reach almost psychotic proportions where you just convince yourselves that what you're doing is right and in that case, lying. the other possibility is that you're sociopathic, that you don't feel guilt, you are not concerned about those you might be hurting. you feel justified to get what you want and you're really not concerned about the consequence and so manipulatively you will do whatever you need to do. for instance, in this case it would be fame and money. >> and, gail, it's one of those things that people are looking at this and it's not just that he denied it for so long. it was this position that he took of how dare you even question me. he went so much further than denying it. he went on the attack. you said it could be a defense mechanism. is it a coping mechanism. he kne
and i would say really only lance armstrong knows. one is that powerful, powerful denial can be employed when someone is afraid of being found out, doesn't want to admit to themselves that they've done something terribly, terribly wrong, and so denial can reach almost psychotic proportions where you just convince yourselves that what you're doing is right and in that case, lying. the other possibility is that you're sociopathic, that you don't feel guilt, you are not concerned about those you...
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armstrong is talking now is to help lance armstrong. do you still feel that way? >> yeah a bit. but you can tell, it's real. he's very emotional and he's definitely sorry. i don't know. i think it's going to be a hard next few weeks for him, next few months, years. >> i want people -- >> again, he did the right thing, finally. and it's never too late to tell the truth. >> i want people to understand, you are someone who has admitted to lying and doping in the past. you've been on this show. you said, matt, i lied right to your face in the past. >> yes. >> but when you wrote your book and accused lance armstrong of doping he came out strongly against you. and he said, quote -- a statement released by his people, writing a book today about events that allegedly took place more than ten years ago is not about setting the record straight or righting a wrong. it is greedy, opportunistic and self serving. does he owe you an apology? >> for me, he owes an awful lot of other people an apology. i don't need an apology. we've known each other a l
armstrong is talking now is to help lance armstrong. do you still feel that way? >> yeah a bit. but you can tell, it's real. he's very emotional and he's definitely sorry. i don't know. i think it's going to be a hard next few weeks for him, next few months, years. >> i want people -- >> again, he did the right thing, finally. and it's never too late to tell the truth. >> i want people to understand, you are someone who has admitted to lying and doping in the past....
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but i guarantee you that lance armstrong prepared more. he had about a dozen people telling him what to do, what to say, what to act. i'm sure he went over and over in a mirror to get the right facial expressions, to find the right emotions. i mean, this is his chance on turning his life around. >> it's going to be fascinating to watch. juliet macur, appreciate it. roger cossack. and daniel coyle. thank you so much. >> thanks. good night. >> thank you. >> let us know what you think about this. follow me on twitter @andersoncooper. i'm tweeting tonight about this. >>> just ahead, the outrageous flat out crazy claims being made about the newtown shootings and the victims. the florida professor who says the massacre may have been staged is now accusing me of targeting him and trying to do him harm and his family harm. we're keeping them honest, ahead. ♪ [ male announcer ] this is karen and jeremiah. they don't know it yet, but they're gonna fall in love, get married, have a couple of kids, [ children laughing ] move to the country, and live
but i guarantee you that lance armstrong prepared more. he had about a dozen people telling him what to do, what to say, what to act. i'm sure he went over and over in a mirror to get the right facial expressions, to find the right emotions. i mean, this is his chance on turning his life around. >> it's going to be fascinating to watch. juliet macur, appreciate it. roger cossack. and daniel coyle. thank you so much. >> thanks. good night. >> thank you. >> let us know...
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. >>> we've got new information about cycling star lance armstrong interview with oprah. why one person familiar with the interview says armstrong was not completely honest during this confession. >>> the new evidence that energy drinks can be very bad for your health. >>> westbound 237 the traffic here still not stop and go. Ñç5xñóÑmñz?cç?çÑkÑkÑe- >>> welcome back. good morning, to you. here's a quick look at some of the top stories we're following for you right now at 5:43. late last night oakland's public safety committee approved a controversial crime fighting plan during a chi yachtic meeting. this plan would inclue hiring former los angeles police chief william bratton as a consultant. they believe he would bring a racist crime fighting program to the streets of oakland. the full city council will vote on all of this next week. >>> in just hours from now president obama will outline his proposals for reducing gun violence. among other things the president is expected to call on congress to ban assault weapons and high capacity ammunition clips. >>> many b
. >>> we've got new information about cycling star lance armstrong interview with oprah. why one person familiar with the interview says armstrong was not completely honest during this confession. >>> the new evidence that energy drinks can be very bad for your health. >>> westbound 237 the traffic here still not stop and go. Ñç5xñóÑmñz?cç?çÑkÑkÑe- >>> welcome back. good morning, to you. here's a quick look at some of the top stories we're...
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. >> lance armstrong tell all interrue. what he told oprah and why some cyclists are not believing his apology. >>> we are live in santa clara. we will tell you about all the excitement that is building about this weekend's playoff game. >>> good morning. thank you for waking up with us this friday morning january 18th i'm pam cook. >> and i'm dave clark. let's check weather and traffic. steve is right there. steve, thank you. >> for? >> for making it warm up. >> it was a little warmer. i was like wow this is nice. 62 degrees. well for some areas it was warmer than that. especially toward santa cruz. 30s and 40s and a couple 20s. but temperatures if you enjoyed yesterday you will like today. very similar. here is sal. >>> steve, good morning. westbound this looks pretty good. and this morning if you are driving on the san mateo bridge it also is a nice drive over to the peninsula. let's go back to the desk. >>> in the news this morning an elderly woman in hayward was rushed to the hospital last night after being found insid
. >> lance armstrong tell all interrue. what he told oprah and why some cyclists are not believing his apology. >>> we are live in santa clara. we will tell you about all the excitement that is building about this weekend's playoff game. >>> good morning. thank you for waking up with us this friday morning january 18th i'm pam cook. >> and i'm dave clark. let's check weather and traffic. steve is right there. steve, thank you. >> for? >> for making it...
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cyclist lance armstrong is expected to make a shocking announcement when he appears in an interview with oprah this coming week. nick valencia takes a look at what the possible admission of performance enhancing drugs use could mean for armstrong's career. >> "i've said it for seven years, i've said it for longer than seven years, i have never doped. i can say it again, but i've said it for seven years, it doesn't help." >> reporter: help may be something lance armstrong will need a lot of to redeem his reputation after the u- s-a today reports armstrong will quote, "admit to doping throughout his career." the newspaper does not name their source, but says its a person with knowledge of the situation. u-s-a today says the former seven-time tour de france champion's admission, which had been widely rumored for weeks, is expected to come in a monday interview with oprah winfrey that will be taped for air thursday. as for why he's doing this now? the journalist who broke the story says armstrong had no choice. >> "with all the evidence that's come out against him it's hard to deny it anymor
cyclist lance armstrong is expected to make a shocking announcement when he appears in an interview with oprah this coming week. nick valencia takes a look at what the possible admission of performance enhancing drugs use could mean for armstrong's career. >> "i've said it for seven years, i've said it for longer than seven years, i have never doped. i can say it again, but i've said it for seven years, it doesn't help." >> reporter: help may be something lance armstrong...
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armstrong if he will rise again and lance armstrong simply said, i don't know. i don't know what's out there. >> ed lavandera in austin, texas, for us. we will see if, indeed, lance armstrong will rise again. thank you. this was an atypical week. another big sports story that had nothing to do with a game, nothing to do with competition. it's this manti todayo story and this fake girlfriend. he says he was duped and had no part in the hoax. he also says he has no real idea why he was targeted. we'll see what happens with that. let's go back to washington where randi kaye is at the national mall. hopefully it's starting to warm up now that the sun is up. 8:06 there in d.c. >> oh, yeah. sun's coming up. the sun is up. we have a nice, big heater about the size of a small car to my left over here. so that certainly helps. they're taking good care of us here on the set at cnn. even as washington prepares for president obama's inauguration, it's also vowing to do everything necessary to protect americans in a harrowing hostage crisis unfolding in algeria. dan rivers i
armstrong if he will rise again and lance armstrong simply said, i don't know. i don't know what's out there. >> ed lavandera in austin, texas, for us. we will see if, indeed, lance armstrong will rise again. thank you. this was an atypical week. another big sports story that had nothing to do with a game, nothing to do with competition. it's this manti todayo story and this fake girlfriend. he says he was duped and had no part in the hoax. he also says he has no real idea why he was...
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i guarantee you that lance armstrong prepared more. he had about a dozen people telling him what to do, what to say, how to act. i'm sure he went over and over in a mirror to get the right facial expressions, to find the right emotions. this is his chance on turning his life around. >> it's going to be fascinating to watch. juliette mcker, daniel coyle and roger cossack, thank you. >> thank you. let us know what you think about this. follow me on twitter a ath @andersoncooper. >>> flat out crazy claims being made about the newtown shootings, that the massacre may have been staged is now accusing me of targeting him and trying to do him harm and his family harm. we're keeping them honest, ahead. [ male announcer ] this is joe woods' first day of work. and his new boss told him two things -- cook what you love, and save your money. joe doesn't know it yet, but he'll work his way up from busser to waiter to chef before opening a restaurant specializing in fish and game from the great northwest. he'll start investing early, he'll find some
i guarantee you that lance armstrong prepared more. he had about a dozen people telling him what to do, what to say, how to act. i'm sure he went over and over in a mirror to get the right facial expressions, to find the right emotions. this is his chance on turning his life around. >> it's going to be fascinating to watch. juliette mcker, daniel coyle and roger cossack, thank you. >> thank you. let us know what you think about this. follow me on twitter a ath @andersoncooper....
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a lance armstrong. i also feel there is an accountability by the legal advisers that he has. my opinion is they knew full well he was using performance-enhancing drugs and fraud when he filed the declarations as a part of the lawsuits. i don't know what is more damaging. is it the fact that he used the drugs and competing against other athletes or a cover up in the damage he caused to all those people there after. >> when you see where we are today with the possibility that he will be admitting doping, do you think he can redeem himself? >> the longer that you lie and carry on like this, as an example, marion jones lied for about an eight-year period. everyone remembers her crying and weeping. when i looked at marion, i saw her children and mother and i realized they didn't lie and cheat. they didn't do anything wrong, yet they suffered tremendously. i didn't think it through. i'm not so sure lance armstrong thought it through. it wasn't until i got into a prison camp and my members came to visit and i
a lance armstrong. i also feel there is an accountability by the legal advisers that he has. my opinion is they knew full well he was using performance-enhancing drugs and fraud when he filed the declarations as a part of the lawsuits. i don't know what is more damaging. is it the fact that he used the drugs and competing against other athletes or a cover up in the damage he caused to all those people there after. >> when you see where we are today with the possibility that he will be...
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i say look at this arrogant prick. >> brian: that's lance armstrong on lance armstrong. it was unthinkable because for so many years, he used to scream at people and be accusational to those when said he's cheating. he would sue them. last night he said he did not win one single race without blood doping. also indicated upon further review that he thinks everybody is doing it. it doesn't go under the category of cheating if cheating gives you an advantage. if you look at the 17 of the last 33 winners, they all failed drug tests. so lance was able to rationalize, and i saw rick reilly from sports ill astronauted, now espn, who interviewed him so many times over the last few years and he said he won't even take lance's calls because he was going to bat for him and he was somebody who said, over and over again, i never cheated. and he just said that this last night was about him rationalizing. not really apologizing. so very little emotion. i only saw him emotional when he talked about his mom. >> steve: the good thing is, for all those people who said he's doping and he th
i say look at this arrogant prick. >> brian: that's lance armstrong on lance armstrong. it was unthinkable because for so many years, he used to scream at people and be accusational to those when said he's cheating. he would sue them. last night he said he did not win one single race without blood doping. also indicated upon further review that he thinks everybody is doing it. it doesn't go under the category of cheating if cheating gives you an advantage. if you look at the 17 of the...
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lance armstrong. we will have the latest on his confession in just minutes. >> first your 5@5:00. the top five stories making tnes at this hour. it could be a break in the murder of the border agent. a mexican national says he shot terry dead when evidences caught trying to do a drug shipment near the border. he turned himself in threatening to kill a sheriff in texas. two guns linked to the fast and furious operation were found near the murder scene. >>> the fbi is under criticism about the benghazi take. top libyan officials including the prime minister and intelligence chief. the trip to tripoli comes as a key suspect in the attack was recently released by tunisian officials. the attack on the consulate left four americans dead. >> two fighter jets escort a plane with an accused hijacker on board. they got word an hijacker was on board. the man was questioned. but the fbic says the passenger didn't seem to be a threat. he slept through most of the flight. they are trying to determine if the call was a hoax. >> what caused two planes to collide at miami international airport. >>
lance armstrong. we will have the latest on his confession in just minutes. >> first your 5@5:00. the top five stories making tnes at this hour. it could be a break in the murder of the border agent. a mexican national says he shot terry dead when evidences caught trying to do a drug shipment near the border. he turned himself in threatening to kill a sheriff in texas. two guns linked to the fast and furious operation were found near the murder scene. >>> the fbi is under...
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i would have been too angry with lance armstrong. this is a man who lied, cheated, and kaund the world for a very long time but did it in a very malicious day. david walsh of the "sunday times" who exposed him time and again and lance armstrong sued him time and again. he won $1 million off the "sunday times" and now he's admitted that he drugged all the time, h he was a cheat. >> rose: we'll find tout tonight what he said. >> i think we can pretty well take it that's what he will say. you have this great it american icon, global icon, who was a cheat. i don't know about you, you like sport, and i like sport. i remember a cricket game, i was editing the "daily mirror." i like crickit. it's not the most popular sport in america, but i like it. i remember this game. it was a-- there was a surprising declaration by want south african captain which didn't make any sense, allowed england back into the game, international game, and we ended up winning it, and he had been very sporting and i personal lie wrote the lead article saluting this
i would have been too angry with lance armstrong. this is a man who lied, cheated, and kaund the world for a very long time but did it in a very malicious day. david walsh of the "sunday times" who exposed him time and again and lance armstrong sued him time and again. he won $1 million off the "sunday times" and now he's admitted that he drugged all the time, h he was a cheat. >> rose: we'll find tout tonight what he said. >> i think we can pretty well take it...
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. >> pam: lance armstrong makes his first public admission of using performance enhancing drugs. during a lengthy interview with oprah winfrey. after a decade of defiance and deinal. the disgraced cyclnig champion changes course. and acknowledges that he couldn't have won a record 7-tour-de-france titles. without doping. grant lodes joins us now with more from tonight's tell-all interview. >> from testosterone, to human growth hormones. he said that the use them for all seven victories he did not think it was human the possibly seven consecutive times without using this has doping. >> i see this as one big lie and i repeat it bailout. as you said it is not as if i just said no. this story was so perfect for so long and i mean that i tried to take this out of the situation to work on the disease and to have victory, seven times, happy marriage, and children. the perfect story and it was not true. i think that this ruthless desire to win. it serves me well. entering the diseases. the level that it went to for whatever reason. that the finance, that attitude, that arrogance. >> part
. >> pam: lance armstrong makes his first public admission of using performance enhancing drugs. during a lengthy interview with oprah winfrey. after a decade of defiance and deinal. the disgraced cyclnig champion changes course. and acknowledges that he couldn't have won a record 7-tour-de-france titles. without doping. grant lodes joins us now with more from tonight's tell-all interview. >> from testosterone, to human growth hormones. he said that the use them for all seven...
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i guarantee you that lance armstrong prepared more. he had about a dozen people telling him what to do, what to say, how to act. i'm sure he went over and over in a mirror to get the right facial expressions, to find the right emotions. this is his chance on turning his life around. >> it's going to be fascinating to watch. juliette mcker, daniel coyle and roger cossack, thank you. >> thank you. >>> flat out crazy claims being made about the newtown shootings, that the massacre may have been staged is now accusing me of targeting him and trying to do him harm and his family harm. we're keeping them honest shall ahead. this is karen and jeremi. they don't know it yet, but they're gonna fall in love, get marrahead. have , ahead. aughing ] move to the country, and live a long, happy life together where they almost never fight about money. [ dog barks ] because right after they get married, they'll find some retirement people who are paid on salary, not commission. they'll get straightforward guidance and be able to focus on other things,
i guarantee you that lance armstrong prepared more. he had about a dozen people telling him what to do, what to say, how to act. i'm sure he went over and over in a mirror to get the right facial expressions, to find the right emotions. this is his chance on turning his life around. >> it's going to be fascinating to watch. juliette mcker, daniel coyle and roger cossack, thank you. >> thank you. >>> flat out crazy claims being made about the newtown shootings, that the...
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. >>> on thursday the oprah winfrey network will broadcast an interview with lance armstrong and during that interview the disgraced cyclist admits to doping. it's a saga that has some outraged and some conflicted. this morning an east bay man speaking out about the cycling legend who said he helped save his life. stephanie chuang has the story. >> i wanted you to know how much i appreciate your support. >> reporter: it's the first thing you see when you walk into bob's house. the yellow jersey signed by lance armstrong. >> it's a constant reminder of how it all began. >> reporter: in 2001 he fought testicular cancer. >> it was the tumor the size of a big cantaloupe. >> reporter: that's when a friend hand him armstrong's book. >> he was a big inspiration which thrilled us to no end because it made him fight for his life. he won. >> reporter: the couple met armstrong several times after raising hundreds of thousands of dollars for his organization. with his reported admission of doping today, they are conflicted. appreciative of what armstrong has done but struggle with him as a person c
. >>> on thursday the oprah winfrey network will broadcast an interview with lance armstrong and during that interview the disgraced cyclist admits to doping. it's a saga that has some outraged and some conflicted. this morning an east bay man speaking out about the cycling legend who said he helped save his life. stephanie chuang has the story. >> i wanted you to know how much i appreciate your support. >> reporter: it's the first thing you see when you walk into bob's...
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cyclist lance armstrong has a long way to go on his quest for forgiveness. that is the message from the world anti doping agency. he must confess under oath to doping if he wants his lifetime cycling ban reduced. the new york post also reports federal authorities may reopen their probe of armstrong for alleged drug trafficking and fraud. it may take three months to install the fire. once it is complete the world trade center will stand 1776 fight symbolic of america's freedom. it will be the tallest in the western hemisphere. that's your 5@5:00. >>> even more concerns this morning about the right to bear arms. democratic new york governor andrew cuomo signing a sweeping set of new gun regulations. they include banning the state's ban on bullets. we are hours away from president obama announcing his plans to curb gun violence. growing concern he may use executive orders to restrict access. peter doocy live on what's happening today. >> democratic aids are telling us later ob today when president obama speaks to the nation about gun control he will ask congres
cyclist lance armstrong has a long way to go on his quest for forgiveness. that is the message from the world anti doping agency. he must confess under oath to doping if he wants his lifetime cycling ban reduced. the new york post also reports federal authorities may reopen their probe of armstrong for alleged drug trafficking and fraud. it may take three months to install the fire. once it is complete the world trade center will stand 1776 fight symbolic of america's freedom. it will be the...
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you wrote, "i was diluted to believe lance armstrong when he denied doping." that's what you're saying now. but what was it, when you wrote that article, so late, so many people were saying, maybe it's not true, why did you still believe him? >> i really thought he was a hero. to me, the premise i took was this. people were saying he was blood doping, he'd been blood doping throughout all the tour de frances that he won all seven of them. i'm sure that was true, but that sport was so rife with doping, so rife with cheating, so rife with the use of performance enhancers, i said, all right, if that's all they have, then he basically is equaling the playing field. he overcame cancer, which is an incredible story. he starts this foundation, livestrong, which is really, really doing great work on behalf of millions of cancer survivors. so, i -- you know, look, at the end of the day, it was my fault, but i do cringe when i see that cover. it's embarrassing, and i said, i believe in him, he's a hero, and just leave him alone. because it did seem like a witch hunt for
you wrote, "i was diluted to believe lance armstrong when he denied doping." that's what you're saying now. but what was it, when you wrote that article, so late, so many people were saying, maybe it's not true, why did you still believe him? >> i really thought he was a hero. to me, the premise i took was this. people were saying he was blood doping, he'd been blood doping throughout all the tour de frances that he won all seven of them. i'm sure that was true, but that sport...
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. >> to the world of sports now, as expected, former cycling star lance armstrong has admitted to doping during his professional career. by doing so, he has potentially open himself up to a stream of litigation that could hurt him financially for years to come. >> the biggest question is weather the u.s. government will reopen its investigation of the cyclists -- whether the u.s. government will reopen its investigation. >> the second half of the interview will be broadcast later today. here's more. >> oprah winfrey did not waste any time demanding a simple answer to questions that lance armstrong had spent years dodging. >> yes or no -- did you ever take banned substances to enhance your cycling performance? >> yes. >> yes or no -- in all seven of your tour de france victories, did you ever take let -- banned substances? >> yes. >> blood transfusions, testosterone, cortisone, human growth hormones -- lance armstrong admitted to using a range of methods and substances. he said he did not see himself as a cheat because it was part of cycling culture. >> i view the situation as one big lie
. >> to the world of sports now, as expected, former cycling star lance armstrong has admitted to doping during his professional career. by doing so, he has potentially open himself up to a stream of litigation that could hurt him financially for years to come. >> the biggest question is weather the u.s. government will reopen its investigation of the cyclists -- whether the u.s. government will reopen its investigation. >> the second half of the interview will be broadcast...